The Rock Nerd Radio Show

Dan gets to sit down with Dirty Walt and Flyin' Jay from Year of the Dragon!  Together they discuss how the band was formed, and what's on tap for 2025.  On top of that, they dive into the new single "Lucifinger" which you'll get to hear in this episode as well.  Make sure you check out Year of the Dragon wherever you get your music and on social media!

For this year's holiday special, Dan and Vinny discuss their top 5 favorite holiday movies of all time.  This is a very personal list for each of the hosts, but they would love to hear your feedback.  What are some of your favorite holiday movies? Regardless of your choices, everyone here at The Rock Nerd Radio Show wishes you a wonderful holiday season!

Dan sits down with Tim Hause!  Tim has a new album coming out in February called "Pre-Existing Conditions".  He opened up to Dan about the meaning behind some of the songs and other influences that have helped drive his recordings since his last album, "TIM" which was released in 2023.  Tim also talks about mental health, bird watching and what you can expect from the third annual Sing Us Home Fes...

Dan has a double interview in store for you this week. First he sits down with The Lucky, who have recently signed to Manic Katt Records and have released a brand new EP. Then, Dan gets to talk to Pete from Manic Kat Records who teases a little bit about what's coming in 2025. 

Get ready for Ultra Klash!  This week, Dan is joined by returning guest, Jesse DeStasio!  Jesse stopped by to hype up Ultra Klash, a night of music and creativity happening at The Yard in Beacon, NY. Tune in to get all the info and to hear some new music from Zed Star Seven!

Dan and Vinny return to discuss The Penguin!  Make sure you watch the entire series before listening to this episode because there are SPOILERS!  We mean it, there are a lot of spoilers.  We spoil everything. But we also discussed what we really enjoyed.  I don't want to give away anything, but both Dan and Vinny were happy with this show.  

Dan and Vinny are joined by Danny Auto, who you may know from either the Poppin Off YouTube Channel, or from the band Just Happy To Be Here.  Together, they discuss the Latest Marvel Television Series, Agatha All Along.  What did we love?  What did we dislike?  Find out here!  Dan, Vinny and Danny also discuss some recently released MCU Trailers.  FInally, don't miss a sneak peak to a new Just Hap...

On this week's episode of The Rock Nerd Radio Show, Dan sits down with Dango and Justin from the band Amber Pacific.  The discuss the bands history, being featured on soundtracks, growing as a band and more. The band also shares their new single, "Young and Reckless".  Tune in and enjoy!

Dan hangs out with the band Showoff!  Showoff has a new EP out called "Haverstraw", which you can find wherever you get your music.  Dan and the band talk about their music, Manic Kat Records, comics and a whole lot more.  Enjoy!

Since the inception of The Rock Nerd Radio Show, Dan has always enjoyed focusing on cover songs around Halloween.  This year is no different as Dan and Vinny each pick 5 cover songs that they feel outshined the original version.  While Dan focuses on songs that may have performed better commercially, Vinny leans towards versions he simply likes better.  Check out this episode and let us know if yo...

Dan and Vinny discuss the second and final animated film from Toei and Marvel's partnership, 1981's Monster of Frankenstein.  Unlike Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned, this movie doesn't reference the Marvel comic, it's a completely different monster.  See what I did there?

What would you do if I told you that in the 1980's, Marvel and Toei Animation teamed up to make an animated movie based off the Tomb of Dracula comic series? Well it happened and from that partnership we got Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned!  This movie actually does a pretty decent job of retelling most of the Tomb of Dracula series.  Neither Dan or Vinny had watched this until this year and Vinn...

Dan and Vinny are back with a new episode on horror themed comic books. Are we in a new golden age for horror books? Did the comics code hurt this genre? They discuss these questions and even provide some recommendations on this week's episode of The Rock Nerd radio Show!

With some recent news regarding X-Men '97 Season 2, Dan decided it was time to reflect on some previous X-Men topics. Revisit some conversations centering around the X-Men's first animated series that almost was and what your hosts might like to see from the second season of X-Men '97.

Dan and Vinny are back to discuss the Thunderbolts* trailer and some of the Hasbro Pulsecon reveals. There's a small discussion on The Penguin series and Agatha All Along. On top of that, now that Taco Bell breakfast is dead, our hosts go on a deep dive into some fast food breakfast alternatives. 

Dan and Vinny are back to discuss some MCU rumors and news. They also talk about that new Dragon Man from the Marvel Legends figure line and Dan gets very excited to dive into the new Linkin Park single!

Dan and Vinny have an extra long conversation about new comics, some Marvel Legends rumors and how to cut down on collecting habits.

Dan gets to sit down with Nikollaj from the band CloZure. Together they chat about tour life, discoss somw of Nikollaj's favorite moments from the band's recent tour, and even talk about their favorite wrestlers. Tune in for this and a lot more!

Dan and Vinny discuss another soundtrac in their series of Soundtrack Attack episodes. This time, they review Godzilla: The Album, which served more as a compilation than an actual soundtrack to the 1998 US Godzilla film. Get ready to take a stroll down memory lane with this monster of an album. We can't say it's all good, but we definitely had some fun talking about all the songs. Let us know wha...

Vinny's back from vacation. Together, Dan and Vinny discuss their feelings towards Megatron's alt mode, Dr. Doom's casting, and some news from whatever the D23 expo is now actually called. They also talk about that new Kraven trailer. That exists. Join in on the conversation on social media and let us know what you think about this week's episode!

On this week's episode. Dan gets to sit down with Murv Douglas, who is a very talented musician and bassist for Powerman 5000. Together, they discuss being uncomfortable in order to be creative, focus groups, the discomfort found on tour busses, Prometheus, Mace Windu, and much more. Check out the episode and give Murv a follow on Instagram!

Dan is joined by longtime friend of the show, Mick! Together they discuss some news from San Diego Comic Con and talk about the big Dr. Doom casting news. Mick also tries to stump Dan with some Gen Z slang. Tune in and join us on social media to share your thoughts on this episode!

With Deadpool & Wolverine about to release, Dan and Vinny rflect on their top 5 favorite X-Men movies so far. They had 13 movies to choose from... and things got interesting.  What are your top 5 X-Men films? We'd love to know! Find The Rock Nerd Radio Show on social media to chime in!

Dan and Vinny wrap up their journey into the Fox X-Men movie timelines by discussing how certain events wrap up ideas from last week's episode. Some of the events in each of the movies end up being more important than you may realize! Everything leads up to Deadpool and Wolverine... maybe. Check out the episode and follow The Rock Nerd Radio Show on social media to sound off and share your feedbac...

Dan and Vinny do some heavy research this week as they explore the timelines created by the Fox X-Men movies. Get ready for a lot of information as Vinny shares his findings as to why this timeline makes sense. This is the first of a two part episode, so make sure you listen to this before next week's continuation!